Arusha Airport

Airport located in Arusha Region, Tanzania

Arusha Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)

* IATA: ARK
* ICAO: HTAR
* WMO: 63789

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Government of Tanzania
Operator| Tanzania Airports Authority
Location| Arusha Region, Tanzania
Hub for| Air Excel
Regional Air
Built| 1953[1]
Elevation AMSL| 4,550 ft / 1,387 m
Coordinates| 3°22′00″S 36°37′19″E﻿ / ﻿3.36667°S 36.62194°E﻿ / -3.36667; 36.62194
Website| www.taa.go.tz
Map

ARK

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

m  | ft
09/27  | 1,860  | 6,102  | Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
| Passengers|  142,224

|

Aircraft movements|  20,692
Cargo (kg)|  141,061

Sources: TAA[2] TCAA[3] GCM[4] Google Maps[5]

Arusha Airport (IATA: ARK, ICAO: HTAR) (Uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha in Swahili) is a domestic airport located in Olasiti ward of the city of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building.[6]

The Arusha non-directional beacon (Ident: AR) is located at the west end of the field.[7][8]

## History

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Arusha Airport was constructed in 1953 by Colonel Grey, who was a prominent coffee and sorghum farmer in Mateves. The airport was officially transferred to the government after Tanganyika gained independence in 1961.[9]

Initially managed by East African Airways, the airport came under the oversight of the agricultural ministry known as Kilimo Hanger following the dissolution of the East African Community in 1977. In 1999, the Tanzania Airports Authority was established as an executive agency with the responsibility of operating and managing all government airports and airstrips across Tanzania mainland.[9]

## Airlines and destinations

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Arusha airport is served by seven airlines at the moment. Table below as follows:

Airlines| Destinations

|

Air Tanzania |  Zanzibar
As Salaam Air |  Dar es Salaam, Seronera, Zanzibar[10]
Coastal Aviation |  Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Mafia Island, Manyara, Mikumi, Mwanza, Pemba Island, Ruaha, Selous, Serengeti, Tanga, Tarangire, Zanzibar
Precision Air |  Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
Regional Air |  Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Zanzibar
Tropical Air|  Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
ZanAir |  Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Pemba Island, Zanzibar

## Statistics

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Year  | Passengers  | Aircraft movements  | Cargo (kg)

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|
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2010  | 154,174  | 20.5%  | 19,460  | 15.5%  | 812,930  | 6.69%
2011  | 112,433  | -37.1%  | 21,306  | 8.66%  | 41,238  | -1871%
2012  | 162,268  | 30.7%  | 22,690  | 6.10%  | 192,725  | 78.6%
2013  | 187,911  | 13.7%  | 23,868  | 4.94%  | 212,760  | 9.42%
2014  | 179,511  | -4.68%  | 23,904  | 0.15%  | 148,390  | -43.4%
2015  | 142,224  | -26.2%  | 20,692  | -15.5%  | 141,061  | -5.20%
Source: Tanzania Airports Authority[11]

## Accidents and incidents

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Air Tanzania at Arusha Airport

* On 18 December 2013, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 (ET-AQW) flight from Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro International Airport made an unscheduled landing at the airport after it failed to land at its destination.[12] The runway is shorter than the 767 is normally able to operate from. Consequently, it overran the end of the runway which resulted in the airport being closed for a short time.[13] A few days later it was flown[14] empty to Kilimanjaro International Airport.[15]

## See also

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* Tanzania portal
* Aviation portal
* List of airports in Tanzania
* Transport in Tanzania

## References

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1. ^ "Mapy.cz".
2. ^ "Tanzania airport traffic statistics until 2015". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
3. ^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
4. ^ Airport information for ARK at Great Circle Mapper.
5. ^ Google Maps - Arusha
6. ^ "New Apron, Terminal Building for Arusha Airport". Arusha Times. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
7. ^ "Arusha NDB (AR) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
8. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
9. ^ a b "TAA | Arusha Airport". www.taa.go.tz. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
10. ^ "Our Schedule". Assalaamair.co.tz. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
11. ^ "TAA traffic consolidated statistics". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
12. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-815 of 18 December 2013" (Press release). 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
13. ^ THOME, WOLFGANG H. (18 December 2013). "ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES IN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ARUSHA MUNICIPAL FIELD". eturbonews.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
14. ^ jitu korofi (2013-12-20), bad ass pilot took off 767 with less than a kilometer, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2018-08-28
15. ^ "VIDEO: Stranded Ethiopian 767 extracted from Arusha". Flightglobal.com. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

## External links

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Arusha Airport at Wikipedia's sister projects

* Media from Commons
* Data from Wikidata

* OurAirports - Arusha
* General airport information
* Accident history for Arusha Airport at Aviation Safety Network
* Arusha Airport approach on YouTube

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Airports in Tanzania

International|

* Dar es Salaam
* Kilimanjaro
* Zanzibar

Regional|

* Arusha
* Geita
* Kigoma
* Lake Manyara
* Mtwara
* Mwanza
* Songwe
* Tabora
* Tanga

Domestic|

* Bukoba
* Dodoma
* Iringa
* Kilwa Masoko
* Lindi
* Mafia
* Masasi
* Mbeya
* Moshi
* Mpanda
* Musoma
* Nachingwea
* Ngara
* Pemba
* Shinyanga
* Songea
* Sumbawanga

Proposed|

* Msalato International
* Kajunguti International
* Serengeti International

Military airbase|

* Ngerengere

See also: Airstrips in Tanzania, List of the busiest airports
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